In this classic soup, paper-thin slices of raw beef are cooked with rice noodles in individual serving bowls into which hot spiced beef stock has been added. If you can find pho stock cubes, they give the pho broth a more authentic taste.

This wonderful Thai dish makes a great dessert, breakfast or snack and you can eat it hot or cold. Can be made with short-grain white rice but it's best with sticky rice. Allow time to soak the sticky rice overnight.